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Rainbow and Magic Lantern Cinemas

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259: 136: 87: 115:. The two chains merged and are now based in Edmonton. In May 2016, a strategic decision was made to sell all of the Ontario cinemas to Imagine Cinemas, except for the Cobourg location. Magic Lantern and Rainbow operate 43 screens, and the combination is the fourth largest movie chain across Canada behind 266:
In October 2013, the company acquired the Elgin Mills Cinemas theatre in Richmond Hill. The theatre was previously owned by Cineplex Odeon from its opening in 1995 to September 30, 2005 when it was bought by
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in Saskatoon would close in 2020, as it was denied a lease renewal due to a new Cineplex theatre being constructed on the property, complementing that chain's flagship
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neighbourhood of Saskatoon. However, the project was acquired from Magic Lantern by Landmark Cinemas. It was also announced in May 2018 that Rainbow's cinema at
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In 2010, the company acquired the Carlton Cinemas theatre in downtown Toronto, a historic venue for independent and arthouse films which was closed by
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in fall 2009. The theatre reopened as part of the Magic Lantern chain on June 30, 2010 with a two-day program of free films, including
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In late-2016, Magic Lantern announced preliminary plans to build what was to be another first-run theatre in the
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is a chain of 11 movie theatres in Canada. Three of these locations are
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located in Edmonton, formerly managed by Magic Lantern Cinemas
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Roxy Theatre
discount theatres
Saskatoon
Saskatchewan
Cineplex Entertainment
Landmark Cinemas
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Garneau Theatre
Cobourg
Camrose
Peace River
St. Paul
Whitecourt
Fort Saskatchewan
Yorkton
North Battleford
Meadow Lake
Dawson Creek
Garneau Theatre
Metro Cinema Edmonton
Cineplex Odeon
Crazy Heart
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